slowly she turned

I know, I know, I’m behind on posts and housework and yard work and most of all art work. I’m feeling better about my forced retirement situation (coming Jan. 1!) although still overwhelmed at times and I wake up thinking about work and how my co-workers are going to handle me leaving without being able to train them in the major part of my job, which happens from January to May. Which means I am still freaked out but only because I’m worried about others.

It could be worse. In the original plan I was to move to the other department tomorrow! This would not have happened though, since I have lots of sick leave saved up and my therapist assisted me in getting FMLA (Family Leave and Medical Act) leave approved. At least I now get to stay in my job of 20 years until the end of the year.

I am reminded of when I went to Guilford Tech around the turn of the century to learn computer skills and how to design web sites. They had just started an Associates degree in Internet Technology. I did all the classes for it except one: Accounting. Suffice it to say, I ain’t going willingly into an accounting/budget position. I have plenty of skills, but accounting is not one of them by choice.

It is particularly galling after watching a presentation by an independent auditor who concluded that my university has plenty of money and if there needs to be any budget cuts, they are top heavy at the higher administration levels. But, I’m afraid it is a done deal for me. I hope the faculty, staff, and students fight back. I am trying to help a little by assisting here: https://uncgreensboroaaup.wordpress.com. Not much, but I helped them get the video of the presentation on their site.

I visited my sister last weekend and we have started making plans for our trip to Cornwall and London in June.

I’ve also entered three collages in a small show here in Greensboro that I need to get hangers on and deliver this week. I picked up an application to vend at the Greensboro Farmers Curb Market that is due Wednesday. My artist neighbor invited me to put some work in his studio show in November. So if I can get it together, those are small steps that I should focus on this week.

Yesterday, after taking some photos of my work and our visit to the farmers’ market and making a nice salad for lunch and baking banana nut bread and a little bit of yard clean up, I was washing dishes and thinking, this is how my days could be.

This might be a very good thing.